PERRIN,
TEXAS

History
in a Pecan Shell

Perrin dates from
about 1870 when L. W. Perrin, settled here. His son Louis donated
the land for the townsite. During the “Progressive Era” Perrin’s population
had grown to 600 (1928) although a post office didn’t open until 1931.
By 1933 the population had declined to 220, and the town looked as
if it would become another casualty of the Great Depression. But the
population grew to 350 and stabilized at that figure for decades.

Perrin,
Texas Today

Photographer's
Note:
Subject: Perrin Texas
This series makes it look like a disaster area. It mostly is, except
for a brand new post office of which I didn't take a picture. - Mike
Price, October 14, 2007